# `org.expatslist/mcp` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/org.expatslist/mcp
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/org.expatslist/mcp
- Version: 1.0.0 (active)
- Publisher: org.expatslist (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-27T20:18:16.633Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Expatslist
City guides, local business listings and Q&A for expats and newcomers in cities worldwide.
```

Scanned 2026-10-27T20:18:22.935Z over streamable-http.

**8 tools: 2 change things and 6 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 2 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 6 | allow |

## Exfil surface

No private-data -> untrusted-input -> outbound path in this server alone: no tool is tagged private-data or outbound.

| Tag | Meaning | Tools |
| --- | --- | --- |
| private-data | Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories. | none |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__expatslist__browse` `mcp__expatslist__get_item` `mcp__expatslist__search_expatslist` |
| outbound | Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL. | none |

## Findings

- **warn** Mentions of other tools or servers in `list_cities` ([tool-shadowing](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#tool-shadowing))

```untrusted-server-text
The description contains "every other tool", wording about other tools or servers.

description: "...cities ExpatsList covers, with the slug every other tool expects. Use it to resolve a city name..."
```


## Changes things (2)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `city_pulse`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Recent community activity in one city: new questions, missed-connection posts, recommendations, classifieds, blog posts and businesses, grouped by type with up to five summaries each and a link to the full section. Use it for "what are people talking about in X" or "what is new in X". Limitation: only the last 1 to 90 days, and only cities from list_cities.
```

### `country_info`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Reference numbers for one country from ExpatsList tools: digital nomad visa (requirements, income threshold, fee, duration), cost of living (rent, meals, utilities, coworking for up to five cities), healthcare (system, costs, English availability), tax (system, residency days, social security), safety (scores, risks, emergency number) or tipping (rates by service). Use it for factual questions about a country. Limitation: one country and one topic per call; figures are indicative and the linked page has the full table and sources.
```

## Only reads (6)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `browse`

- The name "browse" says "browse": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The name "browse" says "browse": it reads web pages, which anyone can write. The description's first sentence says "post": it reads posts, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Newest items of one content type in one city: questions, missed-connection posts (human_connection), recommendations, classifieds, blog posts or businesses. Optional category filter. For businesses with no category it returns the category list with counts instead of items. Use it for "latest questions in X", "any missed connections in X", "show me restaurants in X". Limitation: at most 10 items per call.
```

### `fetch`

- The name "fetch" says "fetch": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Connector-style fetch of one item by the id returned from search. Same summary as get_item.
```

### `get_item`

- The name "get_item" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "post": it reads posts, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
One item by type, city and slug: a question with its best answer and the count of further answers, a missed-connection post, a recommendation, a classified, a blog post or a business listing. Use it after a search or browse result when the user wants more on one item. Limitation: text is a summary of up to about 600 characters; contact details are never included and are on the linked page.
```

### `list_cities`

- The name "list_cities" says "list": a word for reading.
- Findings: warn tool-shadowing

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Lists the cities ExpatsList covers, with the slug every other tool expects. Use it to resolve a city name the user typed, or when the user asks which cities are available. Returns nothing else; it does not search content.
```

### `search`

- The name "search" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Connector-style search across all ExpatsList content. Returns ids for fetch. Prefer search_expatslist when you can filter by city or type.
```

### `search_expatslist`

- The name "search_expatslist" says "search": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "post": it reads posts, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Keyword search across business listings, classifieds, blog posts, questions, recommendations and missed-connection posts, optionally limited to one city and one content type. Use it when the user names a thing to find (a dentist, a coworking space, a topic). Returns short summaries with links; full details are on the linked page. Limitation: keyword match, not semantic; at most 10 results.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `expatslist`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__expatslist__list_cities",
      "mcp__expatslist__search_expatslist",
      "mcp__expatslist__browse",
      "mcp__expatslist__get_item",
      "mcp__expatslist__search",
      "mcp__expatslist__fetch"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__expatslist__city_pulse",
      "mcp__expatslist__country_info"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```

Capability tags behind the rules (a read tagged outbound is asked about):

- `mcp__expatslist__search_expatslist`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__expatslist__browse`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__expatslist__get_item`: untrusted-input